Nigerian Exports : Emenike,Moses Benched; Ofere Scores In Third Straight Game; Odibe Takes Walk Of Shame; Amoo Notches Assist

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in Europe on Tuesday.<br /><br />West Ham United bid farewell to Boleyn Ground after 112 years in style, rallying from a goal down to beat Manchester United 3-2 in the Premier League. <b>Victor Moses</b> and <b>Emmanuel Emenike</b> watched proceedings from the bench.<br /><br />Italy international<b> Angelo Ogbonna </b>played the entirety of the game for the Hammers.<br /><br />In the Scottish Premiership, <b>Edward Ofere</b> netted for the third game in a row as Dundee United played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Partick Thistle at Tannadice Park. <br /><br />The striker, who played the full game, was cautioned in the 76th minute before registering his name on the score sheet 11 minutes later. <br /><br />Ex-Liverpool starlet <b>David Amoo </b>started the game for Partick Thistle and was replaced seven minutes from time. He notched a helper in the 76th minute.<br /><br />Still in Scotland, <b>Tom Taiwo</b> started and played for 78 minutes as Falkirk were held to a 2-2 draw at Hibernian in <span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;_xJh\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">the Premiership Playoffs Semi-final</span>, <span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;_xJh\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">Game 1.<br /><br /></span>Switzerland youth international <b>Manuel Akanji</b> was missing from the match day squad as Basel were held to a 1-1 draw by Thun in the Super League. He has not played for Basel since February due to a ligament injury.<br /><br />In the Romanian Liga 1, Nigeria internationals <b>Christian Obodo</b> and <b>Michael Odibe </b>were included in Concordia Chiajna<span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" \\\\??=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\"></span><span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" \\\\??=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">&rsquo;s starting XI versus </span><span class=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\" \\\\??=\"\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\\\&quot;\\&quot;\">Botosani . The former Udinese midfielder clocked up 90 minutes as both teams shared the spoils (1-1).<br /><br />Referee Kovacs sent off Odibe in added time for a second bookable offense He was first cautioned in the 62nd minute.<br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br /></span><br />Photo Credit : whufc.com<br /><br />
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